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When your lunch money falls in the loo

Or a nightmare has snuck up on you

If you really don’t know what to do

Talk it through

When your homework is hard as a rock

Or you can’t read the hands on the clock

If your haircut’s a terrible shock

Talk it through

When the string on your kite’s all strung out

Or your puppy won’t come when you shout

If your bestie does nothing but pout

Talk it through

A talk is a way to undo

All the knots in each hullabaloo

(And writing can work that way, too!)

Best to you!!!

©Karen Eastlund 2019

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Look for magic moments
through each and every day.
When clouds hide sunny portents,
look for magic moments.
Weave your own enchantments
when days seem sad and gray.
Look for magic moments
through each and every day.

© Kay Jernigan McGriff

Also posted at http://kaymcgriff.edublogs.org/2019/06/28/poetry-friday-look-for-magic-moments/

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An egg will protect and nourish you. But when the time is right
peck, peck, peck and break free.
Ask for help when you need it. Loudly. Peep, peep, peep!
Try new foods—bugs and snails are delicious.
Lean on a parent’s soft feathers when you are tired.
Stretch new legs.
You will fall before you walk.
Flap new wings.
You will falter before you soar.
Someday you will take to the sky.

–©Buffy Silverman

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Poetry Makers, your time has come

bring

your

notebooks

pens

your

word

raindrops

fill

pages

Your time has come, Poetry Makers

© jone rush macculloch (2019 draft)

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For each new sunrise

that comes your way.

For the opportunities

of each new day.

For family that loves you

more than you could know.

For loyal friendships

you sew and grow.

For a home that shelters,

keeps you safe and sound.

For your treasures lost

that have been found.

For food and drink

and special sweet treats.

For air conditioning

and furnace for heat.

For the chance to learn

and go to school.

For summers spent splashing

in a swimming pool.

For medicine for when

you're feeling queasy.

For amazing days

when life is easy.

Even on bad days

that are hard and rough,

remember this poem

and all the good stuff.

Copyright 2019 Kimberly Hutmacher

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Dinosaurs call your name

At school, at home,

in dreams night and day

Are you ready?

What is your gear?

The brush and chisel,

hammer holster,

boots, hats, and vest

Bring your wonder

Your field notebook,

pens and questions plenty

Are you ready?

What will you find?

Cretaceous cool fossils

Ferocious and mysterious

Spinosaurus, T. Rex, Baryonyx

© jone rush macculloch

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Learn their names:
rocks, trees, flowers, clouds, birds, stars.
Know your home.

©Mary Lee Hahn

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Yes, today

may be your day.

The day you

jump over all the cracks in the sidewalk,

ride your bike without tipping,

maybe slide into home base or

tie your shoes with your eyes closed.

When you wake up each morning,

look in the mirror and say

“Hey, this may be my day.”

And it just might.

June, 2019 Sandie Vaisnoras

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You want a band-aid.

What’s it for?

It won’t heal hurts.

It’s something more.

This blister on your

hand’s a scar

from conquering

the monkey bars.

Your knee is skinned,

your ankle’s bleeding--

this happens RIDING,

not while reading.

How’d you get those

itchy scratches?

Berry brambles,

firefly catches.

Elbow, hipbone

bumped and bruised

shows every part of
you got used.

Chafes and gashes,
scrapes and cuts

show you risked it,

had the guts.

You went there,

but you’re not a goner.

This band-aid is your
badge of honor.

©Heidi Mordhorst 2019

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You might think that somebody knows

how to have highs without any lows

but everyone loses,

has bumps and has bruises --

that's just the way that it goes.

Tabatha Yeatts

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When it’s pouring moonshine
all across the night,
stand and let it drench you in
the mercy of its light.

Look up to the heavens
and let it rinse your eyes
until your moonstruck vision is
a mirror of the skies.

Kate O'Neil

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Hold it loosely,
say goodbye,
let it go—
(it’s fine to cry).

You might not see
that wish again.

But one day,
when a long
lost friend
blows into town
from far away,
ask her
“Would you like to stay?”

Look deeply
in her twinkling
eyes—
see
if  you can recognize
your wish from many
moons ago,
changed somehow
yet still aglow.

Sometimes
wishes
don’t come true,
but others
will come back
to you.

© 2019 Michelle Heidenrich Barnes. All rights reserved.

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Do you race toward goals with giant leaps,
bounding over small obstacles, scaling tall walls,
ignoring distractions and focusing on your destination?
Or do you prefer to race with a steady pace
of slower steps, marveling at small obstacles,
tunneling paths through tall walls for others to follow,
swerving to investigate intriguing distractions?
Maybe you do both at different times.
That's fine. As long as you keep moving,
you'll get there.

© 2019 by Sydney O'Neill

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The world might say:

Look, inside,

I know you have ideas, observations, opinions—

Wait your turn.

There’s no reason to

Be impatient.

Grownups have it under control.

You think

You can solve big problems?

Well, guess what:

You’re only a kid.

But here’s MY view:

You’re only a kid?

Well, guess what:

You can solve big problems.

You think

Grownups have it under control?

Be impatient.

There’s no reason to

Wait your turn.

I know you have ideas, observations, opinions.

Look inside.

© 2019 Jesse Anna Bornemann

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With one step
from darkness
into the light,
you can teach us. You
can make us see why. You
left your country
riding on your
daddy's shoulders
through gloomy days
and darker nights
to live beside us.
How long did it take?
And how did you sleep?
Was there food to eat?
When did your daddy grow too tired to carry you?
And when did your feet grow too tired to bring you
through?
You can help us see
Teach us.

We want to learn.

© Robyn Campbell 2019

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Your friendly smile,

a simple hello,

an open door,

could spread,

become infectious

even epidemic

But, maybe cure

loneliness,

anger,

fear.

Kindness is contagious.

Kathleen Mazurowski

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When you're unsure of how to be--

choose kind.

When those around cannot agree

and you're not sure of what to be,

your conscience makes its silent plea.

Pause and listen.  You will find

that you can know just who to be.

Choose kind.

© Rebekah Hoeft June 2019

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You will discover pals.

Ignore

seeing

mean-spirited

glares.

Ignore

hearing

put-down

scorn.

Ignore.

Pals will discover you.

Linda Baie ©

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Be a kid

right now,

this minute–

Nuh-uh you say,

you wanna be

like everyone else,

all grown up.

But now’s the time

to be yourself–

Silly, smart, sassy,

sashaying across a sun-warmed street…

Meek, mellow, musical,

mumbling melodramatic moments…

Seize the opportunity,

follow your passion,

indulge in your daydreams…

Time flies by, and before you know it–

Even grownups wish they could

be a kid

forever

more.

© 2019 Michelle Kogan

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Hey, kids, go outside and live life in this wonderful world now!

Today

Play

Move

Investigate

Today

Exercise

Explore

Today

Hey, kids, go outside now and live life in this wonderful world!

(A skinny poem by Dianne Moritz, June, 2019)

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Inside of you:

dreams,

ideas,

potential.

Wildness, maybe.

Athletic skills,

eyes that show

your hands what to draw,

music that only you may hear.

A tender heart

full of caring.

Words that want to find

their place on a page,

feet that tap a rhythm,

a brain that seeks

to learn, to know.

Curiosity.

You, the real you.

Like the sky lit

by fireworks,

you are brilliant.

You can light up the world.

© Janet Clare Fagal, 2019

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Create

Help

Imagine

Love

Dream

Read

Explore

Never give in to your fears and self doubts.

Dianne Moritz, June 2019

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Do all the fun things,
that kids ought to do.
Soar high on swings,
play with slime goo.

Stand on your head,
say “Hulla Baloo!”
Jump on the bed,
don’t let mom see you!

Don’t be too serious,
that’s for adults you see.
Be quite delirious,
bounce like a flea.

Play every day,
until the sun sets.
When you’re old and grey,
you’ll have no regrets

By Angelique Pacheco

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Hug your mom.

Hug your dad.

Say you're sorry

when you're bad.

Have concern

for those alone.

Do your chores

without a groan.

Nurture kindness.

Show you care.

Seek out new friends.

everywhere.

Learn to like

the salad bar.

Love the person

who you are.

Cindy Breedlove ©2019

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I love you, three important words

Don’t be afraid to say

Love is all around you

Every moment of the day

Love fills your heart with happiness

And makes life feel worthwhile

These ABCs have much to love

And much to make you smile

Animals, Balloons, Cookies, Daddies,

Eating, Friends, Grandparents, Home,

Imagination, Joy, Kindness, Laughter, Mommies,

Nature, Optimism, Pizza, Quiet,

Reading, Siblings, Teachers, Understanding,

Virtue, Water, eXcelling, You, Zzzzs

© 2019 Mindy Gars Dolandis

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You're little now, but when you grow
what direction will you go?

A fireman, maybe, or a nurse?
Someone who studies the universe?
A dancer, a poet, a Mom or Dad?
You'll always make your Daddy glad.

So love your life, your dreams, your play time,
and don't forget to hug me anytime.

© 2019 George Heidenrich. All rights reserved.

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Dear little grandchild of mine,
summer is for old-fashioned fun-
your time to notice, wonder, and combine
outdoor merriment under the sun
with picture books for everyone.
Find the story that sends you climbing
the one that's filled with rhyming.
There are many to make you smile,
others to spark your artistic style.
Perhaps, you'll come read with me
by my roaring Long Island sea
or under your old Virginia tree.
Wherever you go,
bring a treasured book
to fly you to an enchanted nook
where summer dreams wait for you
as book love grows during year two.

©CV, 2019

Read Carol Varsalona's blog post, with pictures, at https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2019/06/june-vibes.html

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you are the class doodler

the teacher says, "get out
your pencils, we'll need to write"

your brain says, "get out
my pencil and I will draw the worlds
I do not have words for"

© Diane Mayr

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You can

You should

You know

You would

You may
You might
You think
You write

© Linda Mitchell 2019

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What is your favorite word?

Dragonfly,

Rainbow,

Watermelon?

Plant a word seed in your heart.

Water with music.

Weed out worries.

Watch your word grow.
Harvest a poem.

© Margaret Simon, 2019

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